Emory & Henry College

Contact

Student Inquiries
Tel: +1 (1)276 944 6133 or
Tel: +1 (1)800 848 5493
E-mail: ehadmiss@ehc.edu
Website: www.ehc.edu

Mission

Located in the Appalachian Highlands of Virginia, Emory & Henry has devoted itself since 1836 to the belief that education can have a transformative effect on an individual, a place and ultimately the wider world.

Emory & Henry College is named for Bishop John Emory, an eminent Methodist church leader, and Patrick Henry, a patriot of the American Revolution and Virginia’s first governor. Together they symbolize the college’s dual emphasis on vital faith and civic engagement.

Emory & Henry’s many excellent professors make the difference in the E&H effort to challenge students and transform lives. For six of the past 20 years, The Carnegie Foundation and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education have honoured an E&H professor with the Virginia Professor of the Year Award, a distinction shared by only a handful of colleges and universities in the nation.

E&H students seek to actively address the root causes of problems in their world. With guidance from the E&H Appalachian Center for Community Service, E&H students have gone before city councils and county commissions to argue for policy initiatives. They have organized disaster relief efforts. They have written successful applications for federal block grant funds to be used in local communities. They have instituted English as a Second Language tutoring programs for adult literacy agencies. And they have engaged middle and high school students in community improvement plans.

This model of education is grounded in primary principles: Students do not have to wait until they graduate to make a difference in their communities; they can make a difference now.

Location

Emory & Henry is located in Emory, Virginia, which is approximately 25 miles north of Bristol, a city that offers large shopping areas, movies, and restaurants. The area surrounding Emory is known for its scenic beauty, recreational opportunities, and talented craftsmen. Within an hour's drive are slopes for snow skiing, lakes for water skiing, the Appalachian Trail for hiking, and locations for horseback riding, canoeing, and many other sports.

Majors and Degrees

All students complete a innovative core curriculum that provides students a global perspective on education while preparing them for the challenges of a changing world. Undergraduate programs of study include art, athletic training, biology, business administration, chemistry, computer information management, economics, education, English, geography, history, languages, mass communications, mathematics, music, philosophy, physical education, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology and anthropology, and theatre. Special and interdisciplinary programs of study offered are environmental studies, international studies, pre-engineering, prelaw, premedicine, and public policy and community service.

Emory & Henry offers programs of study in art, athletic training, biology, business administration, chemistry, computer information management, economics, education (early childhood through high school, including many subject-area options), English, environmental studies, geography, history, international studies (East Asia, European community, or Middle Eastern and Islamic studies), languages, mass communications, mathematics, music, philosophy, physical education, physics, political science, psychology, public policy and community service; religion, sociology and anthropology, and theatre (in association with the Barter Theatre, the state theatre of Virginia). Pre-professional preparation in dentistry, law, medicine, and veterinary medicine may be completed within several of the programs. The Bachelor of Arts degree is awarded in all programs of study and the Bachelor of Science degree in selected areas. Individualized programs of study may be developed in consultation with a faculty adviser.